While the average annual salary is in line with what most believe Hamilton is going to get, he's way off with the number of years he's asking for.

Hamilton, 31, simply has too many questions surrounding him for a team to make a long-term commitment to him. Aside from the fact that he has missed time with injuries over the past few years, the biggest obstacle teams have trouble getting past is his substance-abuse history.

While worrying about a potential relapse is always going to be a concern, that's not the primary reason teams are hesitant to commit to him for five, six or seven years.

It's because nobody knows exactly how much damage he did to his body when he was abusing.

Nobody knows how long he can continue to perform at a high level until the years of abuse catch up to him and he becomes a shell of the player he is today.

Sooner or later, it's going to happen. You don't walk away from years of abuse without any long-term issues.